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Kistler Valley (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Kistler Valley (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Valley (2g)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
A mostly ice-filled valley in th E-central part of Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. The valley lies between Sapp Rocks and Forlidas Ridge and heads in the amphitheater between Nutt Bluff and Preslik Spur. Named after Ronald W. Kistler, Research Geologist, USGS (retired). His laboratory research and scientific reporting with A.B. Ford (1979-2000) on the geochronology and petrology of the Dufek intrusion of the northern Pensacola Mountains was critical for the understanding of the evolution of this major igneous complex.
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